Press Releases

ORANGE, CA – Today, Senator Dave Min sent a letter to the President of the Orange Unified School District Board requesting more information about the unusual circumstances surrounding last week’s emergency meeting to terminate OUSD’s Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent, who had consistently earned exemplary performance reviews. The two high profile firings, which were decided by 4-3 votes, came without warning, as schools were still closed for winter break and the newly elected Trustees were just a few weeks into their term.




SACRAMENTO, CA — Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) today announced that she has appointed Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine) to serve as the new Chair of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water. A key policy committee, the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee has jurisdiction over the state’s environmental stewardship, including protection of California’s public lands and coastline, oil and gas regulation, and preserving biodiversity.




IRVINE, CA — Today, Senator Dave Min sent letters to the Cities of Irvine and Huntington Beach, which he represents, regarding their potential financial exposures to the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA). The OCPA is a Joint Powers Authority established by Irvine and Huntington Beach to provide Community Choice Energy to residents of those areas.




SACRAMENTO, CA — Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine) announced that six bills he authored in 2022 will go into effect in 2023.




ORANGE COUNTY, CA — Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine) today released the following statement in response to a barrage of anti-Semitic emails directed toward Orange County Democratic Party officials.




AAPILC

SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Asian American & Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus (AAPILC) elected Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Silicon Valley) as Chair, Assemblymember Mike Fong (D-Alhambra) as Assembly Vice-Chair, and Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine) as Senate Vice-Chair. The new leadership will transition on December 5, 2022.




University of CaliforniaSACRAMENTO, CA —Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine) today announced that Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 1299.